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Bobcat Bulletin
Every Bobcat Matters, Every Moment Counts!
Message from the Principal
Dear Families,
Thank you to those that were able to come to back to school night last Thursday. We are looking forward to an amazing year with our Bobcats. Parents and Guardians, we need your help at drop off and dismissal. Students arriving before 7:45 can be dropped off at the Gate to the cafeteria beginning at 7:30 for breakfast. Please, do not let your children out before that time and leave them at the gate. We do not have anyone at the gate until 7:30. Beginning at 7:45, students may be dropped off at the front entrance to go to their classrooms. We will have staff there to greet your students and open the doors for them. Please, remain in your vehicles while in the pick up and drop off lines. As always, please drive with caution in our parking lots and surrounding side streets. This will help make sure our pick up and drop off are smooth and safe.
Kevin Hilton,
Principal
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PE Week is coming!
Save the Date! PE week is coming. This is amazing opportunity for families to get to experience what physical education is all about!
Clubs are Beginning August 26th
Arizona Department of Education Tutoring
Attention PUSD Families!
While we won’t be able to offer our free tutoring program this year due to the end of COVID-relief funding, we’ve got good news! The State of Arizona still offers free tutoring options to help your child succeed.
To find a tutoring provider, just visit the Authorized ATP Tutoring Providers page on the Arizona Department of Education website. There, you can connect with an approved tutor and set up sessions that fit your schedule.
If the link doesn't work, paste the following into your browser: https://www.azed.gov/achievement-tutoring-program/authorized-atp-tutoring-providers
Help Our Schools Earn Money!
Farm to School Newsletter!
PTA Corner
Hello Taylor Hicks Families!
We hope you have had a fantastic week! Please make sure to follow us on Facebook to keep up with the amazing things that are happening. We will have our Step it Up fundraiser beginning soon. We could use volunteers to help with the organization of this big event!
https://www.facebook.com/TaylorHicksPta?mibextid=ZbWKwL
See you this week!
Taylor Hicks PTA
Important Dates
August 30th- No School For Students- Staff Professional Development Day
September 2nd- Labor Day- No School
Email: kevin.hilton@prescottschools.com
Website: www.prescottschools.com
Location: Taylor Hicks Elementary
Phone: (928)717-3276
Morning Drop Off
Students may arrive at school for breakfast at 7:30am, these students should be eating breakfast before 7:45. We do not have supervision for students before 7:30am that are not eating breakfast unless they are registered for and attend Rise N' Shine Club. Please do not bring your students before this time. Students not eating breakfast may arrive no earlier than 7:45. Upon arrival for breakfast students will report to the cafeteria. All other students will report to their classrooms at 7:45am. On the first two days of school, parents may escort students to class; however, you will need to park your car and walk your students inside. Please do not leave a vehicle unattended in the drop off lines at any time.
After School Dismissal
Families, Please read carefully as we need your help at dismissal.
We have multiple classes that are exiting out of the front doors to their pick up locations. If you are picking up your student please wait on the blacktop area or sidewalk along the habitat (garden area). Our K students are lining up on near the benches and our 2nd grade students need to get to the lawn. If you can help us keeping these areas clear we can get our students to those locations more easily. Thank you so much!
School dismissal is at 2:20 on Monday-Thursday and 1:20 on Fridays. Students WILL NOT be released until the dismissal bell rings. Parents, please remain in your vehicles while in the pick up lines. Staff members will walk your student to meet you at your car and help load them up. This helps keep the line moving. We appreciate your help.
If you would like to walk up to get your child, you may find a parking spot and check out your students with your teacher. Please allow the classroom teachers to walk to their designated pick up location before you check out your student. Each of our grade levels will be dismissed to specific zones, once they get to that zone you can check them out with your teacher.
- Kindergarten, Best 1, and Best 2 will dismiss outside the front doors along the main building.
- 1st grade- Classes will line up on the blacktop behind the gates to the playground
- 2nd Grade will dismiss and line up along the brick wall on the front lawn
- 3rd and 4th grade- will dismiss at the Taylor Hicks Drive gate. This is a small area so PLEASE be courteous with one another and or neighbors as you wait for our children. Also, please make sure to follow the traffic pattern highlighted below.
Families, please make sure that if your student is being picked up from school that the person picking them up has their identification with them and that they are listed in powerschool approved to pick them up. If you unsure, please contact the office.
Rise N' Shine Club
For students being dropped off before 7:30
There is a fee of $1.00 per day for this club. Students will need a signed permission slip in order to attend. These are being sent home with your students in the first day of school packets. Please fill these out and return them to school on Friday. Student should not be dropped off at school before 7:00am. We do not have adults here to supervise them!
Transportation
Changes to your Plan?
We know that many families like to drop off and pick up their students on the first days of school. Once the year gets going that can change as your comfort level and schedules change. Please remember that if your plan for your student changes during the day to give the front office a call and dojo message the teacher.
Need Transportation to school? Click the link to register your child with our transportation department. This form must be completed online to register to ride the bus. Please make sure to complete this before the first day of school. This helps us make sure that your student makes it to the right bus after school. The earlier we can get this information, the easier it is to make sure that all students are safe, comfortable, and feeling confident in how they are getting home.
Lunch Schedules
M-F Normal Lunch Schedule
Kindergarten- 11:15-11:40
1st Grade 11:40-12:05
2nd Grade 11:50-12:15
3rd Grade 12:10-12:35
4th Grade 11:25-11:50
Taylor Hicks Parent Handbook
Please use this link to read and review our TH parent handbook. This handbook covers all the Taylor Hicks ES policies and procedures that you need to know about. You will find procedures such as: birthday policies, student check out procedures, nurse information, and much more!
Free and Reduced Lunch
Dear Taylor Hicks families,
We need your help! Our school will benefit tremendously by having all families complete the National School Lunch Program application. Many of our federal tax dollars do not come back to PUSD, and to Taylor Hicks Elementary, based on under-reporting of the needs in our community.
PUSD and Taylor Hicks ES participate in the National School Lunch Program, and offer breakfast and lunch to students every school day. Free or reduced-cost meals are available to qualifying families. The application process is safe, confidential, and simple. We encourage you to apply today because your school benefits!
Federal grant funds can provide additional programs and services in our schools. Eligibility for both federal and many privately-funded grants are determined in large measure by the number of our students who qualify for free or reduced meals. These programs can enhance our academic and after-school offerings. We may be able to offer Title I reading and math interventions, free after-school programs, and much more.
Even if your student does not take advantage of free or reduced-cost lunches at school, funding will still be awarded to Taylor Hicks based on our number of eligible families. Can I ask that you take a few minutes to help increase Taylor Hicks' opportunity for funding by completing the application today?